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In this novel by the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Mo Yan, a benign old monk listens to a prospective novice\u2019s tale of depravity, violence, and carnivorous excess while a nice little family drama\u2015in which nearly everyone dies\u2015unfurls. But in this tale of sharp hatchets, bad water, and a rusty WWII mortar, we can\u2019t help but laugh. Reminiscent of the novels of dark masters of European absurdism like G\u00fcnter Grass, Witold Gombrowicz, or Jakov Lind, Mo Yan\u2019s POW! is a comic masterpiece.<\/p>\n

In this bizarre romp through the Chinese countryside, the author treats us to a cornucopia of cooked animal flesh\u2015ostrich, camel, donkey, dog, as well as the more common varieties. As his dual narratives merge and feather into one another, each informing and illuminating the other, Mo Yan probes the character and lifestyle of modern China. Displaying his many talents, as fabulist, storyteller, scatologist, master of allusion and clich\u00e9, and more, POW! carries the reader along quickly, hungrily, and giddily, up until its surprising d\u00e9nouement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Condition: Good (4\/5)<\/a>
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